Tuesday, 18 September 2012

Girl makes.. DIY Embellished Collar Necklace

Alas, I spend far too much money on cakes, crepes, and sprinkles to have many pesos. Therefore when I saw a pretty embellished peter pan collar necklace in a magazine I resolved to make my own. This is my version:

Sparkly huh? It was very simple to make, and due to my craft hoarder habit, completely free!

If you want to make one too, you shall need:

Felt

Ribbon

Paper

Pins

Craft glue (that can be used on felt, plastics, etc.)

Needle and thread

Pearls, gems, or anything that you would think look pretty on your collar.

I first drew a collar shape onto a piece of paper. I measured my neck and then used a plate little bigger as the inside of the collar shape, and drew the peter pan shape around it. I cut the shape out and pinned it to the felt. I folded my felt and pattern in half, and pinned it so it would be identical on each side in one piece like so:

Cut cut cut cut....

Ta da!

I then arranged my gems and pearls to get an idea of how I would like them to look when it is finished.

I started gluing the beads and sewing the pearls on. On both the pointy tips of the collar I sewed a little piece of ribbon.

And that is it! You have a lovely sparkly embellished collar necklace.

And can make pose-y camera shots with it on like this :P (Sorry no one was in the house to take a shot of the collar on with a tee!)

ANYWAY. Hope you enjoyed my crafty post, I would love to know what you think - if there is anything you would do differently or if you are going to have a go etc. :)